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Cebuano vs Portuguese


Portuguese vs Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Philippines  
Portugal  

Second Language
Philippines  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Olá  

Thank You
Salamat  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
bom Dia  

Please
Palihug  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
pesaroso  

Bye
Babay  
tchau  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
204,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
19
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
Visayan  
Português  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Português  

French Name
cebuano  
portugais  

German Name
Cebuano  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
16th century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Portuguese  

Language Position
62  
99+
6  
6

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
por  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
por  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Cebuano and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Cebuano vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Cebuano and Portuguese language. History of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Cebuano and Portuguese Language History.

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Cebuano and Portuguese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Cebuano and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Portuguese language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Cebuano vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Cebuano vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Portuguese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Cebuano and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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